Collaboration History
Lynda Ballen’s first solo exhibition with David Krut Projects (DKP) took place in 2012 and was titled Concerning Preciousness, for which she looked at metals and gems as capital. In 2016, Ballen had her second solo exhibition DE DIVITIIS (“regarding riches”) at DKP, continuing her engagement with the wealth yielded from earth. Ballen has featured on a number of DKP group shows, such as The Benediction of Shade II in 2014.
Biography
Lynda Ballen was born in Johannesburg where she lives and works today as a fine artist. Ballen has also taught and mentored in arts institutions in South Africa, specifically the Johannesburg Art Foundation.
At the heart of her practice is a great respect for global traditions of craftsmanship coupled with a desire to recognize raw materials as precious by privileging processes such as papermaking. Ballen has exhibited since the 1980s. She has work in major South African museum collections, such as The Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town and The Pretoria Art Museum. Ballen has a BA Fine Arts degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and a MA in Art Education from New York University.
Blogs/Articles
Lynda Ballen Ex Terra Etcetera: Honouring the handmade by Danijela Cook
DE DIVITIIS: An Enchanting Solo Show by Lynda Ballen 2016-09
A speech by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen at the opening for Lynda Ballen’s DE DIVITIIS
Artist Feature: Lynda Ballen 2016-06
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